Municipal Affairs Awards
The Municipal Affairs Awards were established to recognize outstanding achievement as an Assistant Corporation Counsel.
2022
Desiree Alexander, Tort
Safiya Edwards, Family Court
Eric Lee, Legal Counsel
John Lovejoy, Economic Development
Morgan McKinney, Special Federal Litigation
Michael Smilowitz, Legal Counsel
Nathan Taylor, Environmental Law
David Thayer, General Litigation
Laurel Zabel, Contracts and Real Estate
2021
Cherie Brown, Family Court
Gregory Desire, Family Court
MacKenzie Fillow, Appeals
Brachah Goykadosh, Special Federal Litigation
Rebecca Lipman, Legal Counsel
Rita Pasarell, Municipal Finance
Samantha Schonfeld, Administrative Law and Regulatory Litigation
2020
Kwame Akosah, Legal Counsel
Adam Dembrow, Tax and Bankruptcy
Edwar Estrada, Tort
Hannah Faddis, Special Federal Litigation
Robin Levin, Family Court
Dominique Saint-Fort, Labor and Employment Law
Rosemary Yogiaveetil, General Litigation
2019
Matthew Bridge, Contracts and Real Estate Division
Maria DeCastro, Special Federal Litigation Division
Ian Forster, General Litigation Division
Hope Lu, Affirmative Litigation Division
Shawna MacLeod, Labor and Employment Divsion
Joseph Pepe, Family Court Division
Melanie West, Appeals Division
2018
William Brennan, Economic Development Division
Matthew Ellias, Tort Division
Sandra Metallo-Barragan, E-Discovery Group
Kavin Thadani, Special Federal Litigation Division
Amber Thiel, Legal Counsel
Katherine Vogel, Family Court Division
2017
Candice Cho, Legal Counsel
Ingrid Gustafson, Appeals Division
Joshua Lax, Special Federal Litigation Division
Natalie Smith, Family Court Division
Emily Stitelman, Administrative Law Division
Lilia Toson, Affirmative Litigation Division
Omar Tuffaha, General Litigation Division
2016
Nicole Aldridge-Henry, Tort Division
Megan Churnetski, Economic Development Division
Devon Goodrich, Environmental Law Division
Emily Krueger, Family Court Division
Daniel Lim, Litigation Support Division
Suzanna Mettham, Special Federal Litigation Division
Susan Turk, Commercial & Real Estate litigation division
2015
Aaron Bloom, Affirmative Litigation Division
Lauren Lively, General Litigation
Peter Mancuso, Tort Division
Michael Moore, Economic Development Division
Kathy Park, Appeals Division
Kathleen Schmid, Environmental Law Division
Katrina Vetrano, Family Court Division
2014
Lori Barrett, Contracts and Real Estate
Michelle Benedetto, Bronx Tort Division
Brenda Cooke, Special Federal Litigation
Erin Gover, Family Court
Shanel Spence, Tort Division
William Vidal, Commercial and Real Estate
2013
Evan Brustein, Family Court
Andrea Hecht, Family Court
Rachel Moston, Administrative Law
Susan Greenberg, Legal Counsel
Sabita Krishnan, Affirmative Litigation Division
2012
Toni Gantz, Legal Counsel Division
Jasmine Georges, Administrative Law Division
Brian Francolla, Special Federal Litigation Division
Meredith Salvaggio, Family Court Division
Andrea O’Connor, Legal Recruitment
Andrew Lipkin, Senior Counsel Tax & Bankruptcy Division
2011
Eduardo Crosa, Senior Counsel, Legal Counsel Division
Elizabeth Daitz, Senior Counsel, Special Federal Litigation Division
Vanessa Facio-Lince, Assistant Deputy Borough Chief, Bronx Family Court
Carrie Noteboom, Senior Counsel, Environmental Law Division
Joshua Wolf, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Tax and Bankruptcy Litigation Division
2010
Amanda C. Goad, Environmental Law Division
Kuuku Minnah-Donkoh, Tort Division, Bronx
Peter G. Farrell, Special Federal Litigation Division
Michael J. Pastor, Legal Counsel Division
Jenna K. Powers, Family Court Division
2009
Ivan A. Mendez, Jr., Labor and Employment Division
Amrita Prabhakar Barth, Contracts and Real Estate Division
Danielle Marie Boccio, Family Court Division (Queens)
Siobhan O’Grady, Family Court (Brooklyn)
Andrew J. Potak, Tort Division (Brooklyn)
Eric P. Sugar, Tort Division (Bronx)
2008
Aimee L. Sklar, Family Court Division (Queens)
Cecilia Williams, Family Court Division
Natalie H. Prokop, Division of Legal Counsel
Susan Paulson, Senior Counsel, Appeals Division
Sheila L. Gomez, Senior Counsel, Tort Division
Michael Shender, Tort Division
2007
Ali Ayazi, Labor and Employment Law Division
Kim Conway, General Litigation Division
Tal Golomb, Legal Counsel Division
Nicole Ludwig, Tort Division (Bronx)
Michael Ruseskas, Family Court Division (Queens)
2006
Carlos Cruz-Abrams, Legal Counsel Division
Krishna Jayaram, Economic Development Division
Lavanya Pisupati, Tort Division (Bronx)
Stephanie Schwartz, Family Court Division (Queens)
Tracy Triplett, Environmental Law Division
2005
Gabriela Cacuci, Tax and Bankruptcy Division
Michelle Goldberg-Cahn, Administrative Law Division
Donna Kasohm, General Litigation Division
Meredith Kopelow, Family Court Division
2004
Theresa Wilson Campbell, Family Court Division
Jared Hatcliffe, Tort Division
Sheryl Neufeld Kamholz, Administrative Law Division
Concepcion Montoya, Special Federal Litigation Division
Scott Shorr, Appeals Division
2003
Michael Chadirjian, Tort Division
Howard Friedman, Contracts and Real Estate Division
Rachel Livingston, Tort Division
Jennfier Rossan, Special Federal Litigation Division
Carolyn Wolpert, General Litigation
2002
Lisa Black, Special Federal Litigation Division
Lisa Grumet, General Litigation Division
Matthew Maiorana, Special Litigation Unit, Tort Division
Alexandra Pinilla, Tort Division
Eric Proshansky, Affirmative Litigation Division
2001
Anthony W. Crowell, Division of Legal Counsel
Karen Leslie Doyle, Environmental Law Division
Jenny A. Montana, Tort Division
Beth Nedow, Family Court Division
Jorge Garcia-Tuduri, Economic Development Division
2000
Brian Cody
Susan Choi-Hausman
Rachel Goldman
Joan Margiotta
Mark McIntyre
Jonathan Michaels
